Although I'd never eat it (I wouldn't go so far as to call a dog filthy but they're definitely dirty. But, a dog's got personality. Personality goes a long way), I have to agree. Pigs have feelings just as much as dogs do, I'm sure.

A Chinese animal lover consoles a dog after a convoy of trucks carrying some 500 dogs to be sold as meat, were stopped along a highway in Beijing on early April 17, 2011.

Dogs are animals, so are pigs and cows. We eat animals. Why is eating a dog technically any different than eating a pig? Only cultural issues get in the way of Americans deciding to grill up Rover after an evening of playing fetch.

But I'm not ashamed of admitting that I will not eat certain things due to cultural differences, either. But I don't think of eating them as 'strange,' or 'weird.'

Congratulations on proving morality is relative. Now go eat puppy while you learn that bucking societal norms has consequences. You are free to do anything you want within the law. It doesn't make them all things you SHOULD do.

Can a pig sense that you are sick and cuddle with you when you are bedridden? Does a pig freak out when you come home? Does a pig whimper when you're angry? Does a pig plop his head on your leg when you are crying? If your pig died would you take off work?

thismomentinblackhistory:Can a pig sense that you are sick and cuddle with you when you are bedridden? Does a pig freak out when you come home? Does a pig whimper when you're angry? Does a pig plop his head on your leg when you are crying? If your pig died would you take off work?

thismomentinblackhistory:Can a pig sense that you are sick and cuddle with you when you are bedridden? Does a pig freak out when you come home? Does a pig whimper when you're angry? Does a pig plop his head on your leg when you are crying? If your pig died would you take off work?

The scene captured in that often-posted picture occurs right after a plane crashes onto the deck of the aircraft carrier.

As far as I can remember, that crash is neither mentioned again. What is the point of it in the plot?

The ramifications of having the entire Russian fleet looking for the RO is that the US must deploy most of their fleet. They are in such close proximity to each other, the Russian aircraft clipped the wing of the American jet.

As for the thread...dogs are domesticated. That's why we don't eat them. We formed a unique bond with them when we bred them to be our friends. We domesticated pigs too. But they were meat from the start. We didn't invite pigs into our homes to sleep and play with us. Nor did we rely on pigs to protect us. You want to eat a wolf? Go ahead. You eat a domesticated dog in front of me, don't be surprised if I hit you.

Well, he's right -- pigs are smart, empathic, and are often kept as pets by people who cannot tolerate dog/cat dander. I still wouldn't associate with anyone who knowingly consumes puppy meat, yet I loves me some bacon. Morality has less to do with it than social convention.

''You can't object, unless you also object to the farming of pigs. It's an artificial construct of our society, a cultural decision, to make pets out of dogs and meat out of pigs. Both animals could be used the other way round, although pigs probably do make better meat than dogs and dogs better pets than pigs, but it's not a foregone conclusion.''

Hey, doll, could you scare up another round for our table over here? And tell the cook this is low grade dog food. I've had better food at the ballgame, you know? This steak still has marks from where the jockey was hitting it.

wmoonfox:Well, he's right -- pigs are smart, empathic, and are often kept as pets by people who cannot tolerate dog/cat dander. I still wouldn't associate with anyone who knowingly consumes puppy meat, yet I loves me some bacon. Morality has less to do with it than social convention.